riptide

== English == === Alternative forms === rip tide === Etymology === From rip +‎ tide. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪp.taɪd/ === Noun === riptide (plural riptides) A particularly strong tidal current. (sometimes proscribed) A rip current which may carry a swimmer offshore. ==== Synonyms ==== (strong flow of water away from the shore): rip current ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== undertow === Anagrams === dirt pie, pteriid, tide rip